Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2022 / Article / Tab 5 / Research Article
Moxibustion with Walnut Shell Spectacles Could Improve the Objective Symptoms and Tear Film Stability of Patients with Dry Eye Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial Table 5 CFS scores changes during the trial.
Time FAS analysis PPS analysis Moxibustion group Artificial tear group Moxibustion group Artificial tear group Left eye Baseline 1.97 ± 2.84 2.22 ± 2.96 1.86 ± 2.76 2.45 ± 3.06 Baseline—2 week −0.08 ± 2.28★ 0.92 ± 2.37△ −0.09 ± 2.40★ 1.09 ± 2.46△ Baseline—4 week 0.25 ± 2.78 0.65 ± 2.90 0.28 ± 2.92 0.72 ± 3.12 Right eye Baseline 1.51 ± 2.21 2.00 ± 2.60 1.41 ± 2.19 2.15 ± 2.68 Baseline—2 week −0.30 ± 2.09 0.47 ± 2.37 −0.33 ± 2.20 0.51 ± 2.50 Baseline—4 week 0.22 ± 2.09 0.55 ± 2.60 0.25 ± 2.20 0.52 ± 2.81
Note : CFS: corneal fluorescein staining.